Curling iron



' -May 31,1927.

E. A. RUTENBER 1,6303

CURLING mom Filed Jan. 23. 1926 nection between theheating'iron or barrel the user of the device to remove Patented ay 31, 1927p [new nnwrn AInnTEnBEn, or ivrr vrnnxnn,i'wrsoolvsrn, AssIenoR'ToA. Lmmmmj & Hovnn'son .COMIEANY, on MI AUKEE; tvrsoonsm, Al conroaArron or WIS- V CONSIIN.

I charmer Inon'.

: Application filed January 23; 1926} Serial No; 83,193;

Theobjects of are primarily to produce "a detachable con and the curling clamp, Which will? enable the latter from' the former and restoreit quickly "and easily and Without the necessity ot-ohserv ing the particular position oifthe parts, and which Will hold the parts securely in posivices of this character-l tion and control their relative movements With certainty and precision- Other objects Will be apparent to those familiar with de- The improvements are illustrated in" the accompanying drawingsydn -Which l 1s a side elevation of an electric curling l iron embodying the improvements; Fig. 2

is a side view partly in longitudinalsection ot-the parts shown; in Fig. 1, indicating open and closed positions, a broken away;

With the handle 7 Fig. -3'1sa's1de View of the curling clamp detached; Flgrt ls a view vof the end-ofthis' devicenext to the handle,

and its connect ons; Fig}. 5 an enlarged detail in perspectiveofjthe polygonal; butt] ofthe iron; "and Frgtfi 1s Y. butt of'tlie' iron proper front view oi'the WVlththe-1ron :1n 11' v in a.

vertical section .ontheline 6+6 out In the illustration of the invention shown in;thedrayvings the handle 1: has the curling-irofl propermounted- -thereon and V secured to one end thereof bymeans o'fii ar 7 collar 3. a In this instance the iron iscytiudrh cal form,

I extensive longitudinally with tlie'iron or-bar- 7 1e12, and'isadaptedto clamp the hair theree 'handle with a plug supplying 1t Wltli electric current.

cal in form, with its' outer end closed; 'and.- is adapted to enclose a heating 0011, which niav 7 connect through the interior of the tor other means for The butt ofthe iron 5 is polygonal in cross section "Where it merges in ,the iron through a rounded annular-shoulder 5 and iso't coni- V increasingin diameter on curved lines toward thehandle, Where its surface becomes annular and terminates in an'abr'upt shoulder 6 connecting-With tlie collar 3;]

The clamping member? isof the usual concave-convex form, is substantially coon. It is pivoted on anopen slide '8, andis constantly pressed against the iron by means of a spring Wound around its pivot pin 9-as shown at 10, and tending upwardly and pressing against'thehaving one portion 11 eX- the present improvements,

"tion oi the parts.

yvardly" and pressing against the butt of the iron. i The spring is :tormed'by, bendinga handle 13, and another, 12,fextendingback sin 'le oiece of Sarina-Wire or. the like a to b b 7 a 7 v form" a loop, and around the; pivot. Thenpper ends of the Splflng'ale held unde'r "the: downwardly extending} portionfli') of the plate 14:, and be tween .it' and the:coricave underside of the arm "13; The plate 114 is secured to non heat 'conductingjoperating buttojnile by means of: a] rivet passing through'the plate,

The outer extremity ofthe portion 12 the spring is bent to form a latch 1 with thenjwinding it double will securely engagethe shoulder 6, and. so I remove the hair iron, by pressure of the thumb or finger of theoperatorq The slide-8 is;also,;polygonal in form-and correspondsto the outer part ofitheiron butt; I upon which itjlfits prevent relative that it 'canbe released when itis desired to clamp or move rat on {lateral movementot; the

parts of the curler, having-alrounded annular shoulder 8 corresponding to tlie's'imi'lar' shoulder 5 0f theironfbutt, gAt tlieisa ne 1 time when it, is desiredtoeonnect the cla n'pnm andihc ironit is only necessary to press the latter againstthe butt so that the slide passesxoverthefrooinplemental part o'lfithe butt and the latch snaps over the shoulder G,\vithoutthenecessity of locating-the pos T his important advantage is due to the 'fact'thatrthe slide or sl'eeve'S Will slip over thelbutt and take itsposition};

thereon, rotating slightly, if necessary when pressed against the butt, to bring the parts into the proper relative positions CllCUlIln ferentially, torftelescopingi But- When these parts are telescoped'they areheldsecurely against relative rotary movement.

' It will be seen that the'springis so construc-tedaand arranged that;it-not only:act-s;

a clamp actuatingspringiand a latchbut i also actsasa stoplimiting'the downward}- means is integralthereivithr and replacedand that'no care isnecessary 'movement fthearm, and-thatitsreleasing It will also; be seen thattheclamp may be quickly removed i pressure on the spring release 19' releases the spring and-pressure on the arm 13 causes vit to engage again and unite the two parts of the curler, and 1n..,connect1ng these parts I after separation is not necessary to observe the positioiio f the slideS or the iron. F

From the foregoing it will be seen ,that' the'polygonal butt or ferrule andthe sleeve of, similar shape with their beveled outer ends form a connection which may be made bysimply-pressing the latter against the former with onlya slight rotar'ty movement, it any, to cause the parts to sna p"home, the flat opposing faces of the butt merging in the annular bevel 5' providing aguide for the sleeve 'whi'chfiviil causeit to assume.

- mounted on the heating member and movable to and from the same, an operating arm v connected with the clamping ,member, amt iaconnectlon between the lleitl llg and theclamping members to lock the said, two m'emvbers against relative and rotary' movement,

said connection comprising a polygonal p0rtion at the inner end of the "heatingmember, apart having similar form on the clamping member'adapted tofit thereon and means at theouter endiof said polygonal portiontolaterally guide 'the connection on I. th-e'cclamping member to position of coin- I cidence-when moved longitudinally onto the polygonal portion.

2."The-combination of an elongated heating member. a 'ha1r"clampmg member mounted on the heatingmember and movable to and from the same, an operating arm connected'with the clamping member. and

a connection between the 1 heating and the clamping members to lock tl'ie-saidtwo mem 'bers against relative and rotary movement,

said connection comprising a polygonalportion at the inner end of the heating memher, a part having similarform on the clampingmem'beradapted to fit thereon and means to guide the parts of the connection to a position of coincidence when brought;

I into association with each other.

3. Ina device of the character described the combination of an elongated heating member, a hair clamping member; pivoted thereon, an annula'rshoulder on onemember I extending beyond its 1 outer surfaces and, a' springlatch membercarried by the other we.

confined undercompression between the two ;members and engaging the *said shoulder when the saidimembers areassemb'led in nor position, said springzlatchmember havingat its enlarged end a substantially right I angular-projecting extension terminating at a point forward of thepoint o'fiengagement of the spring latch whereby said latch may bemoved from engagement with the shoulder by a forward pressure on the free end of said extension. i

4. In a, device of thecharacter described 7 the .combinatiOncf' an elongated heating member, hair 'clampin'gmember pivoted thereon, an annular shoulder on one member and a spring latch member carried bythe" other confined underi compression between the two members and engaging the said shoulder whenthesaid members are as senibled in normal position, said spring latch member having an extension"whereby-Q it may be moved from engagement wlth the shoulder, and said extension being in the path'of a portionof the clamping member and adapted to act asast'op'for' limiting the movement of the said member..

ing 'member, "a. hair a clamping 'member, a

membe-radapted to slide ontheformer, a

pivot on which the clamping .member is spring member mounted on; said pivot and mounted on the slidable member and ja'e having portions engaging theheating and the clamping members, said spring being confined under pressure between portions of said heating and clamping members, and 'having'an angular projection on oneporv tion extending away from themember :with which said portion is-in contact and toward;

the other portion substantially fatflrig angles to the saicbotlier portion and into its path.

The combination of aheat'ing member, 8 a clampmg member and a sliding member on: said heating member on which the clamping member is mount-ed-, saidheating"? member having a portion polygonal in cross I section, and said sliding member having a portion formed to coinfcidewith said polyg-i on'al portion of the heating member and to be, positioned thereon, whereby the said partsare held againstirelativ rotary move;

ment, said polygonal portion of the heating member having 'aconlcal portion betweenit and the adjacent -surface of the heating member merging in said surface and in'the polygonal portion, whereby the correspond ing portion of the sliding nember'will be guided laterally on mo thereon to ajpositionfotcoincidence.

lVitness my handthis 7th day of Jan-- uarv, 1926, at thepcityof Milwaukee, ;in-

thejcounty of Milwaukee, State of Vvisconsiul EDWIN ing longitudinally V 85. 5 The1combinationof anelongatedheat- 

